Triple
T7579209
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | German Turfan expeditions |
E179441
|
entity |
| Predicate | significantPlace |
P1098
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Turfan oasis |
E676056
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Turfan oasis | Statement: [German Turfan expeditions, significantPlace, Turfan oasis]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Turfan oasis Context triple: [German Turfan expeditions, significantPlace, Turfan oasis]
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A.
Turfan region
chosen
The Turfan region is an oasis area in present-day Xinjiang, China, historically significant as a Silk Road crossroads and rich archaeological site of ancient Buddhist, Manichaean, and Nestorian cultures.
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B.
Quchan
Quchan is a historic city in northeastern Iran known for its strategic location along trade routes and its role as a regional center in the Khorasan area.
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C.
Yarkand
Yarkand is an ancient oasis town and historical region in southwestern Xinjiang, China, that served as a key hub on the Silk Road.
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D.
Hotan
Hotan is an oasis city in southwestern Xinjiang, China, historically known as a key Silk Road hub famed for its jade, silk, and carpets.
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E.
Tarim Basin
The Tarim Basin is a large endorheic desert basin in northwest China’s Xinjiang region, historically a key crossroads of the Silk Road and home to diverse ancient cultures.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69c69f327db881909a21ae3b156f8ded |
completed | March 27, 2026, 3:16 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6f97460a481909d61fba555567b66 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 9:41 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c8707beee881909199518c8ceb3076 |
completed | March 29, 2026, 12:21 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 3:52 p.m.